HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 34
(By Delegates Boggs, Argento, Beach, Brown, Canterbury, Cowles,
Ennis, Klempa, Pethtel, Ross, Shook, Skaff and Swartzmiller)
Honoring professional licensed land surveyors and declaring the
week of March 15th, West Virginia Professional Surveyor's Week.
Whereas, There are 1200 professional surveyors in the State of
West Virginia; and
Whereas, The nature of surveying has changed dramatically since
the founding of our State and its no longer limited to the
description and location of land boundaries; and
Whereas, Various types of land surveys, through the use of
sophisticated equipment and techniques, are important to the use of
our bodies of water, the development of engineering and
construction projects, activities such as aircraft navigation and
disaster response, mapping and charting our political and property
boundaries, as well as commercial activities involving our natural
resources; and
Whereas, The role of the surveyor has been, and remains, of
vital importance in the commerce and development of the State of
West Virginia; and
Whereas, Since the colonial days of this Nation, surveyors have
been leaders in the community, Statesmen, influential citizens and
shapers of cultural standards; and
Whereas, Former surveyors include George Washington, Thomas
Jefferson and Abraham Lincoln; and
Whereas, It was the work of the surveyor that determined the
boundaries of land that, during the Civil War, became the State of
West Virginia; therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Delegates:
That the House of Delegates hereby honors the professional
licensed land surveyors and declares the week of March 15
th, West
Virginia Professional Surveyor's Week; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the House of Delegates invites all West
Virginians to pay tribute to professional surveyors and their
contributions to society; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates
forward a certified copy of this resolution to the President of the
West Virginia Society of Professional Surveyors and all members of
the Board of Directors.